Monthly Archives: March 2016

We have spent many hours negotiating with suppliers the terms ‘Reasonable Endeavours’ and ‘Best Endeavours’. The general positioning of most suppliers is that they have a ‘policy’ that prevents them from accepting ‘Best Endeavours’. Our readers will, we believe, welcome some guidance in this specialised area of contract law. In the case of EDI Central […]

Our Managing Director, Brian Farrington, is the editor of an authoritative book on procurement and supply chain management. He has spent the last year revising the very successful 8th edition, published by Pearson. The new edition will shortly be published and it will benefit from a re-engineering of the content. It has been acclaimed by […]

The biggest obstacle to career development is complacency. Tragically, we keep hearing words to the effect, “I am CIPS qualified and don’t need any training.” This obviously comes from the heart, but it is misguided. Among the qualities of procurement specialists is a desire to keep on top of significant developments in the field. Constant […]

‘Termination for Convenience’ provision is a contract clause allowing one party to unilaterally terminate a contract even in the absence of the other party’s breach. This contract provision is increasingly included in Council contracts, largely because there may be occasions when central government decide that some services will no longer be provided. There may be […]